Laundry hanger



H. KANTOR LAUNDRY HANGER April 29, 1924. 1,492,375

Filed dan. G. 1925 Patented Apr. 29, 1324.

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HARRY ron, orari/Innenseite, PnnnsYLvANIA.

LAUNDRY HANGER.

Application led January B, 1923. Serial No.7611,058.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, HARRY KANTOR, a citi- Zen of Hungary, residing at Rimersburg, in the county of Clarion and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Laundry Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in laundry hangers and has particular reference to that type of hanger wherein a bracket member is hingedly supported upon the wall of a building adjacent a window opening with clothes line attaching means associated with the outer end thereof, the bracket hanger being retained in an inoperative position adjacent the wall of the building when out of use.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

ln the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a laundry hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention, the same being illustrated as operatively positioned upon the wall of a building adjacent a window opening with a clothes line attached to the outer projecting end thereof,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the hanger in its extended operative position, a portion of the building being shown in section with the hanger illustrated by dotted lines in its inoperative position,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the hanger in its inoperative position,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on line lV--IV of Fig. 3 showing the spring clip carried by the building for retaining the hanger in its retracted inoperative po sition,

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line V-V of Fig. 3, and

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on line VI-Vl of Fig. 1.

Referring more in detail to the 'accompanying drawing, there is illustrated a laundry hanger in the form of a swingingly mounted bracket supported on the. wall 1 of a building adjacent the window 2. The

laundry hanger embodies a fixed support including a bar 3 anchored as at 4' to the wall of the buildingadjacentthe window.2,as clearly shown inFigs. 1' and 2, spaced forwardly directed arms vbeing ecarried by the bar 3 adjacent-the upper and lower ends thereof and beingsuitably secured to said bar as indicated byithe reference numeral 6 ingFig. 6; a i, t

The swinging member of the hanger includes a triangular frame having a horizontal rail 7, a vertical rail 8 secured as at to the inner end ofthe horizontal rail, while an inclined brace 10 connects the upper end of the vertical rail 8 to the outer end of the horizontal rail 7 as shown in Fig. 1. The connection between the triangular frame and the bar 3 includes the formation of cylindrical sections 8"il in the rails 8 that are alined with the arms 5 to be inclosed by strap bearings 11 having the ends thereof secured as at 12 to the outer ends of the arms 5, permitting free swinging movement of the bracket frame on the bar 3.

A depending frame is suspended from the triangular frame, the same including a horizontal rail 13 having the upper end of a vertical rail 14 secured as at 15 to the outer end thereof, an inclined brace bar 16 extend ing between the lower end of the vertical rail 14 and the inner end of the horizontal rail 13. The connection between the two frames includes the formation of cylindrical sections 7a at opposite ends of the horizontal rail 7 of the triangular frame that are enclosedby strap` bearings 17 secured as at 18 to the horizontal rail 13 of the lower frame.

The lower end of the vertical rail 14 supports a pulley 19 over which a clothes line 20 is passed, and additional clothes suspending hooks 21 being secured to the inner end of the rail 13 as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The two connected frames being suspended from the vertical bar 3, the same are maintained in a retracted inoperative position adjacent the wall 1 of the building as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 by a spring clip 22 attached to the wall and engaging the horizontal rail 7 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, when the clothes line 2O is removed from the pulley 19.

From the above detail description of the device, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent, it being noted that the hanger frames may be swung to a position in front of the window opening 2 to facilitate positioningfofi artileg upon thercloth line 20. The hanger frames position the suspended clothes at a distancefromthe window opening 2 and the depending frame being swingingly mounted or suspended from the upper frame to permit limited movement thereof as well as the tclothes` linefQQl-to relieve-the,

without; departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is ln aty laundryhange-r, a supporting bar, a

triangular-shaped frame having a vertical rail; strap bearings carried by the supporting; bei' in;y which the vertical rail is journaled, a lower frame swingingly suspended from the, triangulalrirammand clothes line attaching -ineans'carried by the outer end of thellower frame,the connection betweentlie 'two framesincluding bearing straps carried by thel lower frainerinclosng the adjacent railothe upper frame.

In testimonywhereof Ieflix my signature.

HARRY KANTon. 

